Friendship association works for thriving Vietnam-France ties

Paris (VNA) – General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam
(CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong hoped that the France-Vietnam
Friendship Association (AAFV) will further its efforts to bolster Vietnam-France
collaboration in the fields of politics,
economy, culture, education and healthcare.

Holding a reception for the representatives from the association in Paris on
March 27 (local time) during his official visit to the country, the Party chief
hailed and thanked French friends for their support for Vietnam and the
French-Vietnam relations.

During 57 years of operation, the association has carried out a myriad of
activities to back Vietnam in the country’s struggle for independence as well
as national construction and development, he said.

For his part, AAFV President Gérard Daviot said that the AAFV is the most
long-standing association in the European country. It has worked to endorse
Vietnamese people with many assistance projects and activities with total
mobilised capital of 4 million euros.

The association will continue cooperation with Vietnamese partner in the fields
of Vietnam’s interest, including environmental protection, response to climate
change, Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange and other international issues.

He stressed that the move will help fortify solidarity, friendship and
cooperation between the two nations. -VNA